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Part 2: Expense Measures

Table 2: Expense measures since the 2009‑10 MYEFO^(a)

	2009‑10 $m	2010‑11 $m	2011‑12 $m	2012‑13 $m	2013‑14 $m
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Border Security — Illegal foreign fishing — securing Australia's northern waters — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
Pacific Island Forum Leaders' Fisheries initiative — establishment	-	0.2	0.4	0.3	-
Southern Ocean Maritime Patrol and Response program — continuation of funding for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority	-	-	-	-	-
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Border Security — Illegal foreign fishing — securing Australia's northern waters — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
Caring for our Country — reducing duplication	-	-1.5	-2.4	-3.2	-3.7
Drought assistance
— Exceptional Circumstances assistance for primary producers	40.9	125.2	-	-	-
— Exceptional Circumstances assistance for small business	2.7	8.3	-	-	-
— professional advice and planning — extension	-	15.8	-	-	-
— re-establishment assistance — extension	-	24.4	-	-	-
— transitional income support — extension	-	-	-	-	-
Drought policy reform — pilot of new measures in Western Australia	0.2	5.0	0.3	0.1	0.1
Enhanced and amalgamated mediation services for the Franchising Code of Conduct, the Horticulture Code of Conduct, the Oilcode, and the Produce and Grocery Industry Code of Conduct	-	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Fisheries Research program — reduction in funding	-	-0.3	-	-	-
Maintain funding for Quarantine Border Security	-	-	-	-	-
Pacific Island Forum Leaders' Fisheries initiative — establishment	-	0.6	0.4	0.5	-
Promoting Australian Produce (Major Events) — extension	-	-	-	-	-
Reform of Australia's biosecurity system
— foundation elements of biosecurity reform	-	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
— moving core business towards reform	-	31.8	29.5	-	-
Reform of Australia's export certification services — additional funding	-	65.0	-	-	-
Regional Food Producers' Innovation and Productivity program — reduction in funding	-	-1.5	-4.0	-	-
Portfolio total	43.8	278.4	29.5	2.9	1.6
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S
Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Australian Business Number and Business Names Registration System — expansion	-	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Attorney-General's Department
Anti-money laundering and counter‑terrorism financing reforms — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
Australian Human Rights Framework	-	3.0	2.9	2.6	3.3
Border Security — Illegal foreign fishing — securing Australia's northern waters — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
Christmas Island Strategy
— essential infrastructure and services	4.6	-	-	-	-
— projects to support increased population	-	7.4	6.2	6.4	2.2
Cocos (Keeling) Islands runway — refurbishment(b)	-	-	2.5	2.5	2.5
Cyber-safety enhancement	-	1.5	1.8	1.4	1.5
Family Relationship Services program — increased efficiencies	-	-	-1.5	-1.5	-1.5
Improving Access to Justice	-	-1.9	-1.5	-1.2	-1.2
Law and Justice Advocacy Development program — redirect funds to establish the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	-0.4
National Chemical, Biological and Radiological Capability Improvement program — discontinuation	-	-2.4	-2.4	-2.4	-2.5
National leadership and coordination for intercountry adoption in Australia — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
National Security
— Countering violent extremism	-	1.3	1.9	1.8	1.8
— National Emergency Call Centre Connectivity — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
— National leadership of identity security policy — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
— telecommunications interception capability — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
Personal Property Securities Register — additional resourcing	-	12.6	-	-	-
Queensland Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal — Commonwealth contribution	-0.3	-	-	-	-
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity — resource transfer	-	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Australian Crime Commission
National Indigenous Violence and Child Abuse Intelligence Task Force — continuation	-	3.3	3.4	-	-
National Security
— Organised crime — establishment of a Criminal Intelligence Fusion Capability	-	3.3	3.6	3.4	3.5
— telecommunications interception capability — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service — efficiencies	-	-32.9	-33.0	-33.2	-33.3
Automated border processing between Australia and New Zealand — feasibility study	-	-	-	-	-
Border Security
— sea passenger risk assessment — feasibility study	-	-	-	-	-
— Australian Customs and Border Protection Service — Bay Class replacement	-	2.5	6.1	12.0	22.0
— continuation of Ashmore Guardian lease	-	-	7.9	7.8	-
— Illegal foreign fishing — securing Australia's northern waters — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
— strengthening passenger and air cargo security	-	5.1	4.7	0.4	0.4
Maintain funding for Quarantine Border Security	-	-	-	-	-
National Security — Fraudulent Travel Document Detection System — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
Australian Federal Police
Australia's civilian engagement in Afghanistan — an integrated whole-of-government approach	-	13.8	16.6	-	-
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity — resource transfer	-	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4
Border Security
— Illegal foreign fishing — securing Australia's northern waters — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
— strengthening passenger and air cargo security	-	17.3	3.9	4.0	4.0
— Unified Policing Model — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
Illegal foreign fishing — preventative action at source	-	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4
National Security
— Australian Federal Police — efficiencies to fund key law enforcement initiatives	-	-	-	-	-
— Pacific Police Development program — inclusion of Tonga and Vanuatu	-	2.7	2.4	-	-
— Regional law enforcement counter-terrorism liaison and capacity building — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
— telecommunications interception capability — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
— Timor-Leste Police Development program — continuation	-	15.3	13.8	19.0	17.5
— United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste — continued contribution	-	6.2	7.3	-0.1	-
Northern Territory policing presence — staged transition	-	7.8	1.4	-	-
Reducing the impact and incidence of missing persons cases — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
Australian Human Rights Commission
Australian Human Rights Framework	-	1.0	1.4	2.1	2.1
National Action Plan on Social Cohesion, Harmony and Security — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation — increased efficiencies	-	-3.7	-3.7	-3.8	-3.8
Border Security — strengthening passenger and air cargo security	-	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Independent review of the Intelligence Community	-3.0	-	-	-	-
National Security
— Counter-Terrorism Control Centre — establishment	-	-	-	-	-
— telecommunications interception capability — continuation	-	-	-	-	-
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre — regulatory activities cost recovery	-	2.2	3.7	3.6	3.6
National Security — Combating organised crime — enhanced analytical capability(b)	-	1.0	0.9	2.3	2.3
Family Court of Australia
Family Court of Australia — increased efficiencies	-	-2.5	-2.6	-2.7	-2.7
Improving Access to Justice	-	-0.1	-1.2	-1.3	-1.3
Federal Court of Australia
Improving Access to Justice	-	-0.6	-0.7	-0.7	-0.7
High Court of Australia
High Court of Australia — addressing occupational health and safety and structural issues(b)	-	0.2	-	-	-
Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia
Easing debt pressures on those in financial stress	-	2.7	1.6	1.7	1.8
National Native Title Tribunal
Improving Access to Justice	-	-2.1	-2.4	-2.6	-2.3
National Native Title Tribunal — increased efficiencies	-	-1.5	-1.7	-2.0	-2.7
Office of Parliamentary Counsel
Stronger, fairer, simpler tax reform — development and implementation	-	0.5	1.1	1.1	1.1
Portfolio total	1.2	63.1	44.5	20.8	17.6
BROADBAND, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Digital Television Switchover — Regional Blackspot Solution	nfp	nfp	nfp	nfp	nfp
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Cyber-safety enhancement	1.4	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5
Digital Television Switchover — Regional Blackspot Solution	5.7	5.6	4.1	3.0	1.7
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Australian Broadband Guarantee — refocusing	-4.1	-4.9	-4.0	-	-
Community broadcasters' transition to digital television	-	-	-	-	-
Cyber-safety enhancement	-25.8	2.8	-0.4	-0.7	-3.0
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy — program efficiencies	-	-1.9	-0.4	-0.7	-
Digital Television Switchover — Regional Blackspot Solution	13.6	20.0	41.8	38.7	45.6
National Broadband Network — implementation	-0.9	14.0	3.9	2.6	1.8
Special Broadcasting Service Corporation
Digital Television Switchover — Regional Blackspot Solution	nfp	nfp	nfp	nfp	nfp
Portfolio total	-10.2	39.9	49.5	47.4	50.6
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Climate change — Foundation Campaign	-	-	-	-	-
Energy Efficient Homes program — modifications	-	-	-	-	-
Green Loans program — redesign	-6.3	109.0	-	-	-
Office of the Coordinator-General — continued operations	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	-	-
Renewable Energy Target
— enhancement	-	-1.5	-	-	-
— industry reviews	-	-1.0	-1.0	-1.0	-1.0
Portfolio total	-6.7	106.3	-1.1	-1.0	-1.0
CROSS PORTFOLIO
Various Agencies
Australian Government personnel security vetting — centralisation	-	-0.7	-0.9	-0.9	-1.0
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme — deferral(c)	-107.0	-429.7	-3,155.9	-7,141.2	-7,472.1
Information and Communication Technology Business-as-Usual Reinvestment Fund(b)	-	-	-0.4	-0.6	-0.7
Major office machines— whole-of-government procurement arrangements	-	-0.8	-0.7	-2.0	-2.0
Migration Program — allocation of places for 2010‑11	-	-7.8	-19.6	-33.0	-47.6
Renewable Energy Future Fund	-	42.0	352.0	149.0	109.5
Portfolio total	-107.0	-396.9	-2,825.4	-7,028.8	-7,413.8
DEFENCE
Department of Defence
Afghanistan — enhancement of force protection measures for Australian troops	2.0	59.1	-	-	-
Australia's civilian engagement in Afghanistan — an integrated whole-of-government approach	-	19.6	-	-	-
Australian Government personnel security vetting — centralisation	0.1	1.2	-	-	-
Baghdad Embassy — transition towards civilian security arrangements	-	9.2	-1.3	1.8	-
Middle East Area of Operations
— continuation and enhancement of Australia's military contribution	-	915.6	207.2	136.1	-
— infrastructure development	16.8	31.9	-	-	-
Moorebank Intermodal Terminal — implementation strategy	-	13.7	21.5	-	-
Solomon Islands — continued Australian Defence Force assistance to the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)	-	42.5	1.4	-	-
Timor Leste — reduction in the number of Australian Defence Force personnel deployed	-14.1	-	-	-	-
Timor-Leste — continuation of Australia's commitment to helping to maintain security and stability	-	151.1	25.6	7.7	-
Portfolio total	4.8	1,243.9	254.4	145.6	-

* The nature of the measure is such that a reliable estimate cannot be provided.

.. Not zero, but rounded to zero.

- Nil.

nfp not for publication.

1. A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in expenses, no sign before an estimate indicates a gain in expenses.
2. These measures can also be found in the capital measures summary table.
3. These measures can also be found in the revenue measures summary table.
4. Funding in the National Health and Hospitals Network measures reflects national roll-out of the reform.
5. These include defence contracts and measures that are commercially sensitive, under negotiation or relate to national security.
6. Measures may not add due to rounding.

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